YouTellYours In The Workplace.

Ah, the workplace. Some of us spend more time there than we do at home, and it feels even longer when work is not the harmonious productive nirvana we'd like it to be.

Ongoing issues leak into our heads when we're supposed to be relaxing at the weekend. Spikes of "Why the hell don't they..?", and “Am I the only…?” pester us at 3 am when we're supposed to be having a restful sleep.

But you’re not ‘the only.’ There are stories going on in everyone else's heads too, but not the same stories. In those stories, you might not be quite so much the hero, as you are in your own.

And the vast majority of problems in the workplace can be solved with just this one understanding.

"We are not all Bruce Willis."

I'll explain.

In the Die Hard movies, Bruce Willis plays John McClane - a police detective who in every movie seems to be the only hope to save the world from disaster.

And in the workplace, that's pretty much what everyone is trying to do. We are all meant to be giving our 100%, and pushing forward no matter what cost, for what we believe is right. We are all supposed to be John McClane. We are all supposed to be the hero.

And not only is that exhausting, it's divisive. And incredibly destructive.

Imagine how chaotic Die Hard movies would be if all of the characters were Detective John McClane.
How frustrating would it be for John McClane’s wife if she was also cast as the hero, and there was John MCClane rescuing her when she was saving the world single-handedly herself.
What a nightmare for John McClane to reach back to base for help, only to discover that nobody was there to answer his calls because they were all out being heroes.
In work, we don’t all save the world single-handedly. That’s why there’s this thing called “a team”.

In a team, we all can all be the hero, but not in the same way. In the workplace we all have different natural abilities and skills and knowledge from different sources. Some people are more Driving Miss Daisy that Die Hard, which is great, because not every potential business disaster involves saving the world from a fanatical, sociopathic, computer hacker.

When it comes to sorting out the tax returns, or drawing up a proposal for a multimillion dollar deal, or organizing an office party, detective John McClane is probably not all that hot. On top of that, in anyone in your business thinks that they have to fend off any impending catastrophe single-handedly, suggests that you have plenty more impending catastrophes in store.

Any business presents a steady flow of tasks that need solutions, and any task becomes so much easier to manage when we are fully aware of those around us, their inherent aptitudes, and what we can achieve as a group.

So, what does YouTellYours do in the workplace?

Through story work, in groups and individually, we release the stories that drive us. We get to see which story we are each in, and by understanding each others' stories it becomes obvious the types of task each will excel at. 

And just like in the movies, we don't like to take too long. One 2-3 hour staff session and your workplace will be running a whole different narrative.

We don't all have to be Bruce Willis to get the job done. When any group functions properly as a team, that team will avert any disaster.

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